Wendy Alexander, the Scottish Labour leader who ran into some trouble over campaign contributions last week, has resigned. The Labour Party in the UK is now scrambling to find a successor for her, but it will be an...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Sway to get the Ethnic Vote is underway as two Presidential candidates fight to get elected as President. It seems both are trying to top one another in who is the more...
Bottled-water bans are starting to pick up some momentum in Canada. Check out yesterday's NowPublic coverage of a bottle ban in a B.C. school district. "Workers at St. John's city hall may soon be drinking their last...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a great divide, when those under 30 years old may take to Obama, where those of us 40-70 years old may take to McCain. Guess it all depends who has...
Former Vice President Al Gore announced he was backing Barack Obama in his bid for the White House last night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.Now that Hillary Clinton is out of the race and Senator Obama has the Democrat's nomination for president sewn up, Al Gore makes a bold...
US President Bush and British Prime Minister made a number of announcements after their meeting in London on Monday. Bush was met by 2,500 protesters in London's Parliament Square on Sunday as George W. Bush dined with Gordon Brown. Protesters blew whistles, banged...
One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country. "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...
Just weeks after Hagee tried to calm the political storm over his calling the Catholic Church "the great whore," now revelations that in the 1990's he also preached that Hitler was doing "God's work" by exterminating...
"Mark McKinnon, who was in charge of McCain's advertising, left the McCain campaign to keep a pledge not to use his skills to attack Barack Obama. The subtext of this is huge. It signals, holographically, the problem McCain will have holding on to Republicans and independents...
Retired American President and tireless peace activist Jimmy Carter speaks out about the siege of Gaza, and the betrayal of the USA's vaunted stand for Middle East democracy in today's editorial commentary published...
Talented singer Alicia Keys will be looking for a new backing singer - by auditioning singers on the popular social networking site, Myspace. I guess it means that people who can't travel to audition can still have a...
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Former DNC Chair under Clinton defects to Obama CampThe former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew appointed under the Clinton Administration has thrown his support to presidential candidate...
It's take a big man to admit to binge eating. A quite candid revelation."Bulimic John Prescott used to gorge on Big Macs after attending lavish five-course state banquets.The former Deputy Premier's late-night...
In another savvy business move, Richard Branson is going where the money is: to see if Virgin can obtain investment from wealthy Dubai investors. "Virgin Group has held informal talks with Dubai International...
"(AP) A pair of lawyers - one Republican, one Democrat - have concluded that John McCain's 1936 birth outside the continental United States does not disqualify him to be president. The likely Republican nominee...